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Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:28:01 -0500en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4Capitol Heights Cop Captures Big Lottery Prizehttp://www.mdlottery.com/capitol-heights-cop-captures-big-lottery-prize/
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:37:10 +0000http://www.mdlottery.com/?p=91888Wins $50,000 playing Bonus Match 5 While running errands on Oct. 16, an off-duty law enforcement officer found himself near a store that flooded him with memories of his recently passed father. It turns out that the Lottery luck his dad often encountered at Freddie’s Liquors, which was enough to make the Forestville store his […]

While running errands on Oct. 16, an off-duty law enforcement officer found himself near a store that flooded him with memories of his recently passed father. It turns out that the Lottery luck his dad often encountered at Freddie’s Liquors, which was enough to make the Forestville store his favorite Lottery retailer, was waiting for the son, too.

The Capitol Heights resident bought a $2 Bonus Match 5 ticket that gave him a $50,000 top-prize win in the Oct. 16 drawing.

“My dad played the Lottery several times a week,” said the 47-year-old winner. “I don’t play quite as often, but when I buy tickets it gets me thinking about how much fun he had with them. When I saw Freddie’s, I just knew I had to stop in and get a ticket.”

The husband and grandfather checked the game’s results on his Maryland Lottery smartphone app as he left work the next day. The lucky cop reports that his heart suddenly went into high gear.

“My wife told me that my eyes were as wide as she’s ever seen them when I got home,” he said. The happy husband had called her on the way home with his $50,000 news but she was sure that he was joking. The look on his face convinced her that his news was real!

“You know, just last week, I sent a text to my wife telling her that a blessing was on the way,” the winner said. “I just didn’t expect it this soon.”

The couple plans to pay bills with their Bonus Match 5 prize and set aside some of the money for upcoming travel. The Lottery retailer, which has now endeared itself to two generations of the family, is also a winner. Freddie’s Liquors located at 7700 Marlboro Pike in Forestville earns a $500 bonus from the Lottery for selling a top-prize ticket in the daily game.

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Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:18:22 +0000http://www.mdlottery.com/?p=91833Lucky player bought ticket in Oct. 16 drawing Congratulations to the lucky Maryland Lottery Bonus Match 5 player who won the $50,000 top prize in the game’s Monday, Oct. 16 drawing. The player bought the ticket from Freddie’s Liquors located at 7700 Marlboro Pike in Forestville. The winning ticket matches the five numbers of 5, […]

Congratulations to the lucky Maryland Lottery Bonus Match 5 player who won the $50,000 top prize in the game’s Monday, Oct. 16 drawing.

The player bought the ticket from Freddie’s Liquors located at 7700 Marlboro Pike in Forestville. The winning ticket matches the five numbers of 5, 16, 23, 32 and 38; the Bonus Ball was 27. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place. The winner has 182 days to claim the prize and must come in person to Lottery headquarters at 1800 Washington Blvd. in Baltimore.

The Prince George’s County retailer is also a winner. The Lottery will give the store a bonus of $500 for selling the lucky ticket.

Bonus Match 5 drawings take place seven days a week. Players select five numbers ranging from 1 to 39. The Bonus Ball drawn from the remaining 34 numbers provides extra chances to win. Your ticket is a winner if you match five, four or three of the original five winning numbers selected in the drawing. If you match the Bonus Ball number, you only need to match four, three or two of your original numbers to win!

A Haines City, Florida resident saw her tables turn when her misfortune turned into a small fortune this week. The welcome reversal came by way of a lucky $5 scratch-off the 62 year-old woman purchased from a nearby store after experiencing some car trouble. Deflated spirits became elated when one of the 20x The Cash scratch-offs revealed a top prize of $50,000!

The lucky lady, going by the nickname ‘Bell’ is a regular visitor to Maryland, making the trip several times each year to visit and care for family. Bell managed to find a lucky scratch-off when she was running grocery errands earlier this week and experienced some car trouble. Instead of getting steamed-up, she opted for a scratch-off while she waited with her car, picking up two 20x The Cash scratch-offs from nearby JB Liquors.

The second 20x The Cash scratch-off revealed a 10x symbol, multiplying a $5,000 prize into one of the game’s ten $50,000 top prizes. The lucky winner told Lottery officials she allowed herself a small discrete celebration in the store before leaving to share the news with her best friend.

Bell says the funds will be helpful, saying she may use them to contribute to a family college fund and a home remodeling project.

The 20x The Cash scratch-off, which launched in January, still has a single $50,000 top-prize remaining. To try your luck at the site of the top-prize win, visit JB Liquors at 5842 Silver Hill Road in Forestville.

The lucky retailer is a winner, too. For selling a winning scratch-off ticket of $10,000 or more, the Prince George’s Country store will receive a bonus of $500 – equal to 1 percent of the prize.

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Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:59:10 +0000http://www.mdlottery.com/?p=49729Claims $50,000 top prize on Holiday Lucky Times 10 game A Suitland woman is still smiling about the surprise she discovered hidden beneath one of the gift boxes on her Holiday Lucky Times 10 scratch-off ticket. The cancer survivor revealed a $50,000 prize, which will enable her to pay off all of her medical bills. […]

A Suitland woman is still smiling about the surprise she discovered hidden beneath one of the gift boxes on her Holiday Lucky Times 10 scratch-off ticket. The cancer survivor revealed a $50,000 prize, which will enable her to pay off all of her medical bills.

“I am so grateful,” said the 56-year-old mother of four who has twice beaten breast cancer and is still paying medical debts. “I feel like I have beaten the odds again.”

A human resources manager for a nursing rehabilitation center, our winner found her Lottery luck at Freddie’s Liquors in Forestville. She popped into Freddie’s, her favorite Lottery retailer, on Black Friday to pick up a scratch-off to play later at home. Her favorite game is the $5 Holiday Lucky Times 10 instant ticket, which went on sale at Lottery retailers on Oct. 26 and has delivered several small wins in the past. “Not this much!” she said with a big smile.

The Prince George’s County resident settled down at home with the scratch-off and right away matched one of the winning numbers. Only then did she scratch off the gift box and spot the $50,000 prize.

“I was actually shaking,” she said. “I said to myself, ‘Let me get my glasses to check what I’m seeing.’”

They decided they did indeed have a winner and hid the instant ticket all weekend until she could claim her prize at Lottery headquarters.

The grandmother of two plans to pay off her medical bills and put the rest of the prize in the bank. She’s going to surprise her adult children with the news – and maybe a little something special – when they get together over the holidays.

Her lucky retailer also shares in the fun. Freddie’s Liquors, located at 7700 Marlboro Pike in Forestville, will receive a $500 bonus from the Lottery for selling the top-prize ticket. One more $50,000 winning ticket is still awaiting discovery in area stores, along with seven $5,000 winning tickets and others with prizes ranging from $5 to $1,000.

When David Williams of LaPlata visited Lottery headquarters last week, he knew exactly where to go and what to expect. The $50,000 Bonus Match 5 prize he claimed last week was his second top prize win, making him not only a veteran player, but a veteran winner.

Williams, a federal employee, won his first $50,000 Bonus Match 5 top prize six years ago. In the interim, he’s won the game’s lower-tier prizes often. “I have several sets of numbers that I play. They’ve been very good to me over the years.”

Williams told Lottery officials that he’d bought tickets for the weekend and for some reason, woke up at 4 a.m. on Sunday. “I couldn’t get back to sleep so I checked the Bonus Match 5 results on the Lottery’s webpage. That’s when I started to recognize numbers.” He immediately ran out to his car in his pajamasto retrieve his tickets.

Sure enough, his memory had not misled him. Not only had he matched the five winning numbers on one line, but another line’s numbers added more than $1,000 to his total. “I was thrilled, of course, but not really surprised. As strange as it may sound, I expect to win.”

David plans to put his winnings into a “rainy day” fund. The winning ticket was purchased from the PG Check Cashing store at 6035 Marlboro Pike in Forestville.

“I knew my numbers would hit,” exclaimed Darnell Tyler, referring to his $30,000 Keno Bonus prize. Saturday, the 64-year-old won $30,000 playing his unique Keno number combination — 71.72.73.75.76.77.79 and 80, He said he has been playing this combo along with another set of numbers for a while now. “I saw the numbers and said ‘Whoa, wait a minute, I got it. Then I saw the three times bonus.’”

Darnell quickly told his grandson to call his wife, Marion, with the wonderful news. Marion, who accompanied her husband to Lottery Headquarters to claim his prize, told Lottery officials that Darnell was supposed to be at a family reunion. “Our daughter told us, ‘there was a reason he didn’t go,” said Marion with a smile. Darnell, who suffers from diabetes, intends to upgrade his wheelchair with some of his winnings and pay off bills. The winning ticket was purchased at Best One Food, located at 6116 Marlboro Pike in District Heights.

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http://www.mdlottery.com/forestville-man-doubles-his-money-with-no-time-to-lose/#commentsSun, 29 Jul 2012 15:35:16 +0000http://www.mdlottery.com/?p=31847Wins $20,000 on Wild Cherries scratch-off on last day of $2 Top Prize Doubler

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The clock was ticking and Benjamin Proctor didn’t even know it. The Forestville man arrived at Lottery Headquarters today and described how a series of fortunate events added up to his $20,000 win on the Wild Cherries scratch-off.

Benjamin’s day began pretty typically with the 57-year-old sitting at home watching TV when he decided to go play his Lottery numbers. While at the retailer, he looked in his wallet and discovered an extra $20, so he bought two $5 scratch-offs, two $3 scratch-offs, and two $2 scratch-offs.

He proceeded to scratch the tickets and had a “Wow!” moment upon revealing what he thought was a $10,000 prize. Benjamin then called his brother to share the good news, who encouraged him to confirm his win. “Usually I save my tickets, but this time I decided to redeem it,” said Benjamin. But, when he attempted to cash his ticket at a retailer, he was told to go to Lottery Headquarters.

Still thinking he was $10,000 richer, Benjamin received a call from his children’s babysitter. “She told me about the $2 top Prize Doubler promotion and that my ticket was worth double.” Referring to his propensity for waiting to claim his tickets, he added, “I would have only won $10,000 if it wasn’t for her.” The last day to receive double the money was today — July 31, 2012.

With his winnings, Benjamin plans to contribute to his stepchild’s college education and help fund a cruise for his wife. The winning ticket was purchased at Sandhu, located at 3004 Forestville Rd. in Forestville.

Working on Thanksgiving Day is a sacrifice that millions of Americans make every year (another thing for the rest of us to be thankful for), but for a Forestville man, being away from home on that special day was made a bit easier by a $50,000 win. A quick Lottery purchase on the way to work and a quick look at the winning numbers online made Thanksgiving 2010 a memorable one.

Today’s winner, a concierge at a Washington, D.C. hotel, is a big Bonus Match5 fan, playing several times a week. On Thanksgiving morning he stopped by Lee’s Minimarket at 5400 Marlboro Pike in District Heights to get his ticket on the way to work. The holiday was a busy time at the hotel and his work kept him occupied well into the evening. He did find time, however, to check the winning Bonus Match 5 numbers on the Lottery’s webpage. As number after number matched his ticket, the winner said, “I absolutely could not believe my eyes.”

He called home with the news but still had a few hours on his shift. The time, he tells us, seemed to drag a bit as he looked forward to getting home to celebrate the holiday and the big win with his family. The $50,000 win, taxes-paid due to a special promotion which was drawing to a close, will help with school bills and making this Christmas extra special for his daughter.